15-year-old boy dead after 18-year-old brother crashes car

A 15-year-old boy died late Wednesday after his 18-year-old brother lost control of the car he was driving on the Tomball Parkway and slammed into a guard rail. (Metro Video)

A 15-year-old boy died late Wednesday after his 18-year-old brother lost control of the car he was driving on the Tomball Parkway and slammed into a guard rail. (Metro Video)

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A 15-year-old boy died late Wednesday after his 18-year-old brother lost control of the car he was driving on the Tomball Parkway and slammed into a guard rail. (Metro Video)

A 15-year-old boy died late Wednesday after his 18-year-old brother lost control of the car he was driving on the Tomball Parkway and slammed into a guard rail. (Metro Video)

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A 15-year-old boy is dead after his 18-year-old brother crashed a car on the Tomball Parkway.

The 18-year-old brother, with his 15-year-old brother in the passenger seat, was speeding southbound on the Tomball Parkway near the Beltway 8 exit when he lost control of the sedan he was driving around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, said S. Wolverton with the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

The sedan spun clockwise. It partially entered the Beltway 8 exit. Then, the left side of the sedan slammed into the guard rail near the exit, stripping off some of the rail before coming to rest, Wolverton said.

The 15-year-old brother died on the highway.

The 18-year-old brother was taken to Ben Taub hospital with minor injuries. He did not appear to be intoxicated or impaired.

"This is strictly a high-speed crash," Wolverton said.

The chaos wasn't over after the first collision.

As passing drivers slowed down to observe the wreckage, one rear-ended another driver. The car that was rear-ended then slammed into two other cars.

No one was injured in the second collision.

There is "a lot of damage and disruption to traffic out here," Wolverton said. "But just one fatality."